New Personal Best

[[old] GutBustin']

I see you're raising the bar bmoore - nice.<br /><br />7360 metres for 30 minutes for me. It'll be nice to have that become 7500.

[[old] PeterWilkinson]

Nice 6K PB Bill. Big improvement and more evidence that you will go sub-7 2K some time soon. Don't believe you need to wait for your 4X1K to come down.<br /><br />I reckon you could set a comfortable 2K PB, (sub-7), whenever you feel like it.

[[old] bmoore]

<!--QuoteBegin-PeterWilkinson+Sep 26 2005, 04:37 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(PeterWilkinson @ Sep 26 2005, 04:37 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Nice 6K PB Bill. Big improvement and more evidence that you will go sub-7 2K some time soon. Don't believe you need to wait for your 4X1K to come down.<br /><br />I reckon you could set a comfortable 2K PB, (sub-7), whenever you feel like it. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I think you're right, but I still want the training to determine the racing. I also want to show up with a big enough bank to break the barrier, not just get through it.<br /><br />Too many birthdays this weekend. (And too much cake and ice cream). Time to get a good week under my belt. Tonight's workout is 8x500, and I think my goal is 1:42.

[[old] bmoore]

<!--QuoteBegin-GutBustin'+Sep 24 2005, 10:57 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(GutBustin' @ Sep 24 2005, 10:57 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I see you're raising the bar bmoore - nice.<br /><br />7360 metres for 30 minutes for me. It'll be nice to have that become 7500. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />GB,<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />You're so close to the 2:00 for the 30 minutes! You've broken it for 5k, so it shouldn't take long. I haven't seriously tried the 30 minute yet, but it's a good step between the 6k and 10k. Just keep cranking the workout paces down by 1 second and you'll break it soon enough.

[[old] lowwall]

Crossed the 10 million meter mark yesterday. <br /><br />A few stats:<br /> - first logged row: 2002-05-08<br /> - average meters/day: 8045 meters<br /> - # workouts: 605<br /> - average meters/workout: 16,529<br /> - average workouts/week: 3.42<br /><br />favorite personal bests:<br /> - 2k - 6:57.7<br /> - 30min - 8080m<br /> - 60min - 15513m<br /> - .5M - 1:22.27.5<br /> - M - 2:53.56.8<br /><br />Alex

[[old] jbell]

New best 6k time: 23:17. Starting to get the hang of it. Anyone know some good workouts for 6k's?

[[old] holm188]

<!--QuoteBegin-lowwall+Sep 28 2005, 02:21 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(lowwall @ Sep 28 2005, 02:21 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Crossed the 10 million meter mark yesterday.  <br /><br />A few stats:<br /> - first logged row: 2002-05-08<br /> - average meters/day: 8045 meters<br /> - # workouts: 605<br /> - average meters/workout: 16,529<br /> - average workouts/week: 3.42<br /><br />favorite personal bests:<br /> - 2k - 6:57.7<br /> - 30min - 8080m<br /> - 60min - 15513m<br /> - .5M - 1:22.27.5<br /> - M - 2:53.56.8<br /><br />Alex <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great Achievement Alex, I hope to get there one day (just getting close to 2 million meters).<br /><br />Are you also rowing? (on water I mean)?<br /><br />Cheers, Holm<br />

[[old] lowwall]

<!--QuoteBegin-holm188+Sep 27 2005, 09:04 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(holm188 @ Sep 27 2005, 09:04 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Great Achievement Alex, I hope to get there one day (just getting close to 2 million meters).<br /><br />Are you also rowing? (on water I mean)?<br /><br />Cheers, Holm <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks for the note. While I've done plenty of paddling - I worked as a raft guide and canoe instructor in college - I've never dipped an oar in the water. I'd like to, but I live in Chicago, where the opportunities are pretty limited. I did visit the closest club (CRRCP), but they work out at 5:30am and I am most definitely not an early morning person - probably 8 of my 10 million meters has been done after 8pm.<br /><br />Alex

[[old] neilb]

30 mins at 1:47 "dead" as average (and fairly steady at this throughout) to increase PB to 8,411m.<br /><br />1:45.8 average to get past 8,500m is next step (and 1:49 for 60 min to get over the 16,500m point.) but will need to wait until after BIRC.<br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] hennmart]

<!--QuoteBegin-neilb+Sep 30 2005, 06:28 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(neilb @ Sep 30 2005, 06:28 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->30 mins at 1:47  "dead" as average (and fairly steady at this throughout) to increase PB to 8,411m.<br /><br />1:45.8 average to get past 8,500m is next step  (and 1:49 for 60 min to get over the 16,500m point.) but will need to wait until after BIRC. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />I like to go over that 8500 point; for me also the next step. But, for me, first the short distances (500/1000/2000/5000).<br /><br />Hennie

[[old] bmoore]

Did a 5k handicap race with Frank, MichaelB, and Pedro. My goal was 18:30. I started at 35 seconds, and proceeded to go for 18:30, but it should have been 19:05 instead. So, I guess I started too fast... <br /><br />The adjusted time would then be:<br /><br /><span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>18:28.2</span></span><br /><br />

[[old] GutBustin']

That's a very exciting time bmoore, very. It shows you've got some serious mental discipline to match clear physical capabilities. I'm really hoping you stick with this over the long haul.

[[old] John Hendrie]

This is not a PB category which is often addressed but this week I reached the 19 million meter mark. This one is especially significant for me as I did this last million in 71 days, beating my old personal best by 11 days. My previous best was the 4 million mark back in 1998 which I accomplished in 82 days. <br /><br />john hendrie

[[old] Citroen]

<!--QuoteBegin-John Hendrie+Oct 2 2005, 02:13 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(John Hendrie @ Oct 2 2005, 02:13 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->This is not a PB category which is often addressed but this week I reached the 19 million meter mark. This one is especially significant for me as I did this last million in 71 days, beating my old personal best by 11 days. My previous best was the 4 million mark back in 1998 which I accomplished in 82 days. <br /><br />john hendrie <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Wow! That's impressive. How much will you beat it by next time?

[[old] OJMIT]

ojmit again - got my appetite back for rowing now and are going really well at the moment - new 60 min best yesterday - 14106 - first time over 14000 for the hour - i have also set pbs for 20 mins (5043), 25 mins(6101) and 40 mins(9683) over the last two weeks - I had a real bad spell prior to that but did manage to stick at it! I have also just racked up my 700 000th metre since starting as a complete and utter novice on May 21st 2005 - on track for the million before christmas! these achievements may be minor compared to some but they make me very happy...! I have yet to quit smoking completely but I am going to try this week.....scary.....wish me luck..<br /><br />ojmit